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Thirsty Planet Brewing Co

Craft Brewery in Austin - 5.38 mi

There’s nothing random about Thirsty Planet Brewing Company’s methods when it comes to brewing great craft beers. Everything has a purpose. For example, they started back in 2010 with just ales, which take less time than lagers. They donate tips gathered at their tasting room to charities, and sponsor several local charities whenever possible, including the Mountain Gorilla Conservation Fund. Local artists get traction and support through their Brite Tank and Event Brite initiatives. They donate spent grains to local farmers, and recycle paper, cardboard, and glass products, too. Business decisions are purposeful, too. They celebrated their seventh year with the launch of Buckethead IPA sold in a special 7-pack beer. Of course, these came in a bucket shaped container. Watch out for the brewery’s taproom reopening. They closed the old one to concentrate on production and distribution, boosting their capacity and making them available on store shelves.

(512) 579-0679

Draught House Pub and Brewery

Craft Brewery in Austin - 6.12 mi

The Draught House Pub and Brewery has had a long history. Celebrating its 50^th year in 2019, the first owners were Wayne and Gay Overton in 1969. They ran the pub for 25 years until Wayne passed on. The building and the pub changed hands a couple of times until current owner Josh Wilson took over in 1999. In the intervening years, with a brewery system installed in 1995, the pub started brewing its own beers, and the number of taps increased to 74. It’s included in "America's Best Beer Bars" by Playboy Magazine, maybe back when Playboy was still a purveyor of good taste. This is just, however, among many other accolades from different publications. With “thousands of scrawled messages carved into the wooden tables”, meanwhile, it has seen some of its patrons grow up. If the newer reviews on review sites are any indication, however, it’s going to be around for 50 years more.

(512) 452-6258

Pint House Pizza (Burnet)

Craft Brewery in Austin - 6.57 mi

Founded in 2012, Pinthouse Pizza is a brewpub that offers a great selection of “delicious and unique handcrafted beers and pizzas.” They make their own hop-forward craft beers, brewed in-house, and also features a great selection of guest craft beers on its 45 taps. The menu is not only made up of its classic and specialty pizzas, it also offers its signature “Off the Map Pies” and an array of tasty salads, appetizers and desserts. They were named Austin’s Best Brewpub and Best Food & Beer Spot of 2013 and won a Great American Beer Festival. They also received Bronze Medal for its Blind Jake Porter in 2013, and a Bronze Medal for its Jaguar Shark Bourbon Barrel Age Stout in 2014.

(512) 436-9605

The Brewtorium

Craft Brewery in Austin - 6.91 mi

The Brewtorium in Austin opened in March 2018 with the team of Chris, Whitney, Kristie, and Dave on board. Chris and Whitney, a husband and wife team and the founders of the brewery, had their first date at a pub and shared a deep love for craft beers. With Whitney as CEO and Chris as Head Brewer, they’ve taken in Executive Chef Dave to pair German-inspired food to go with German-style beers, the style preferred by Chris who’s of German ancestry. Restaurant-veteran Kristie, meanwhile, completes the group as General Manager. The Brewtorium has a spacious taproom and outdoor patio in N. Central Austin. Order their Tangerine Milkshake IPA and give support to Mother’s Milk Bank, which provides “life saving breast milk to the most fragile babies in need”. You might want to pair the brew with the Deviled Eggs. We hear it’s simply delicious! The brewery also serves a selection of wine, cider, mead, and sake.

(512) 524-0323

Meridian Hive

Craft Brewery in Austin - 7.63 mi

Meridian Hive is built on a team of passionate and dedicated people who: Celebrate color, flavor, individuality and diversity. Their thing is HONEY. They create delicious alcoholic beverages from PURE HONEY and REAL FRUIT, with HIGH QUALITY, ALL-NATURAL, straight-from-the-earth ingredients. They go against the grain to create something decidedly different, exist to serve friends, family, neighbors, and community and aim to share products that are easy to buy, easy to drink, and easy to love.

(512) 645-9368

Black Star Co-op

Craft Brewery in Austin - 7.77 mi

Black Star Co-op in Austin, Texas is the world's first cooperatively-owned and worker self-managed brewpub. Their menu incorporates locally-sourced, sustainably produced ingredients, and features classic brunch items, starters, entrees, and desserts. Don't miss their rotating selection of unique brews, crafted from over 55 recipes. Join them for happy hour Tuesday through Thursday from 3-6 pm, with $1 off selected wines and snacks.

(512) 452-2337

Growler Room

Craft Brewery in Austin - 8.30 mi

Growler Room is Austin’s original growler fill station, with 30 taps in store! They’ve got beer, cider, mead, cold brew coffee, and ginger beer, which you can grab at the bar, or have a filled growler to go. The Growler Room prides itself as the “place where everybody knows your name,” having four people working the shifts and building a “warm and welcoming establishment.” Relax and hang out with friends, or make new ones as there is no live music or TVs like other bars. Instead, they’ve got board games, darts, crosswords, and even a “lively topic of conversation at the bar to engage in.” The drinks are the main focus, but people are welcome to bring food or have it delivered.

(512) 748-7852

Celis Brewery

Craft Brewery in Austin - 10.62 mi

The Celis Brewery name is synonymous with witbier or “white beer”. The name Celis had gone through two iterations previously. Pierre Celis, the legendary brewer, built two breweries - one in Belgium and another in Austin - which ended in "Faustian deals” and forced Pierre to give up the breweries he built. The beer world mourned Pierre's passing in 2011. He is credited with reviving witbier, which had all but died in the 1950s. Celis Brewery “2.0”, essentially the third iteration of the brewery, is by Christine Celis, Pierre’s daughter. With help from outside investors, the brewery and taproom opened in 2017. Using her father’s original recipes, Christine recreated the beers that were her father’s legacy. She also introduced new ones that promise to continue the family name’s legendary reputation. Daytona Camps, Christine's daughter, joins her mother at the brewery. Like her mother, she is also a brewer having perfected her brewing skills around the U.S. and in Europe. Celis Brewery has been included in our list of 10 Must-Try Craft Breweries in Austin (2020). Check out the link to read more!

(512) 524-2377

Austin Beerworks

Craft Brewery in Austin - 10.65 mi

Austin Beerworks' four co-founders believe that “beer brings people together”. To this end, they established Austin Beerworks so “people (will) have a better time”. Austin Beerworks beers are only sold within about 50 miles of Austin, but the brewery is gaining national recognition. They recently made Forbes 11 Best Beers list in 2018. The brand started with their first release in April 2011. Initially raising the eyebrows of craft beer fans by having them distributed in bold, attractive cans, it went from a startup to “growing by over 180% each year”. Today, they have “core four” beers - Peacemaker, Pearl-Snap, Flavor Country, and Fire Eagle. In addition, they have a rotating set of seasonal beers, and the Heavy Machinery seasonal IPA series. They also lay claim to a world's first - the 99-pack - a marketing gimmick to promote their Peacemaker "Anytime Ale". In 2016, Austin Chronicle dubbed them “the new official beer of Austin”. In 2017, they expanded to a 15,000+ square foot warehouse next door to the brewery. Austin Beerworks has been included in our list of 10 Must-Try Craft Breweries in Austin (2020). Check out the link to read more!

(512) 821-2494

Adelbert’s Brewery

Craft Brewery in Austin - 10.81 mi

Adelbert’s Brewery is an award-winning microbrewery in Austin. Established in 2011 and named after founder Scott Hovey’s brother, George Adelbert “Del” Hovey, the brewery imbues all its brews with Del’s spirit of adventure and love for travel. The brewery is proud of their hands-on brewing process which uses only quality ingredients, and several of their brews have won many awards. There are year-round mainstays, fruited brews, and limited releases; some varieties are available in cans. Check out their very informative website. They tell you what’s available at the taproom and their suggested perfect pairings. You can learn all about Del’s travels that inspired many of their brews’ names and flavors, too. They have a partner food truck for the month to cater to customers' munchies. Tours of the brewery are by request only.

(512) 662-1462

Oskar Blues Brewery

Craft Brewery in Austin - 10.89 mi

Founded in 2002, Oskar Blues Brewery is the “1st American craft brewery to brew and can beers.” They shattered craft beer convention by stuffing their voluminously hopped mutha of a brew, “Dale’s Pale Ale,” into a portable, crushable, infinitely recyclable can. They want to craft beer in can because it stays fresher for longer, and it’s easy to pack in and pack out on any soul-saving adventure. Oskar Blues Brewery is now operating their breweries in “Colorado, North Carolina and Texas” to provide craft beer in a can to all 50 states, Washington, D.C. and 17 other countries. Other offerings include Old Chub Scotch Ale, Mama's Little Yella Pils, G'Knight Imperial Red Ale, GUBNA Imperial IPA, Ten FIDY Imperial Stout, Deviant Dale's IPA, and other specialties.

(512) 243-7054

4th Tap Brewing Cooperative

Craft Brewery in Austin - 11.00 mi

The 4^th Tap Brewing Cooperative is Texas’ first worker-owned brewery, and one of the first in the U.S. It took the founders 6 years of planning, and they finally opened in November 2015. Today, each person you see making, selling, or serving their delicious craft beers owns a piece of 4^th Tap. The brewery is located in north Austin. The taproom was “designed to bring together [the] neighborhood… and share 4^th Tap’s love of beer, art, music, and much more.” And, wrestling is one of those “much more”. The taproom is open daily and there’s a wrestling ring in the back for occasional wrestling matches. “Party World Rasslin’” (PWR) is one of the special events aligned with their mantra “Brew. Share. Party. Repeat.” There are three “core beer line-up” and several others on seasonal rotation at the taproom. Some of the varieties come in cans and are available for purchase.

(512) 904-9817

Circle Brewing Company

Craft Brewery in Austin - 11.41 mi

Nashville natives Ben Sabel and Judson Mulherin founded Circle Brewing Company in 2010 making it the oldest microbrewery in North Austin. Adhering to the principles of the German Purity Law, the duo believes in combining the Law "with a little creativity and Texas ingenuity”. This philosophy results in award winning beers including their Alibi Blonde, which won silver at the 2014 World Beer Cup. In 2016, their Archetype Historical IPA won gold at the 2016 edition. Their Doppel Blur Imperial Hefe, meanwhile, took bronze at the 2018 Great American Beer Festival. Circle Brewing is popular with the Austin community because they host several unique events each year. For example, in 2019, the 0.5K Marathon at the brewery's parking lot is on its 6^th year. With beer in hand, donors participate in a race and proceeds go to a different charity each year. Another unique event had them team up with Equality Texas during Pride Month. The brewery sold Fanny Pack Kolsch in rainbow-colored cans and donated $1 for each can sold to the non-profit.

Frontyard Brewing

Craft Brewery in Austin - 11.85 mi

Frontyard Brewing doesn’t just brew beer. Instead, the brewery aims to build a friendly and family-oriented community, and the “beer is just the invitation”. The brewery currently has a lineup of five beers. These consist of the Belgian Blond Ale, Rye IPA, Coffee Milk Stout, Oatmeal Stout, and Belgian Golden Ale. Instead of putting up their own taproom, a “hallmark” of any brewery, the brewery upon launch upended the traditional brewery business plan by selling their beers first around Austin. As of October 2019, the brewery is busy with the construction of their “front yard”. When finished, it will house the brewery’s expanded facilities, and features the company’s very own taproom. Expected to open by spring 2020, owners and founders Kevin Jones and Chad Worner are hoping to see their fans in their “porch” and sipping on a pint. Meanwhile, Frontyard invites its fans to use the brewery's website to learn where their beers are available.

(512) 772-2600

Hitmaker Brewing Company

Craft Brewery in Austin - 14.24 mi

Brian Hyde, Marcos Canchola, Joe Holifield, and Chris Fish released Hitmaker Brewing Company’s first beer, an IPA, only in mid-May 2018. The brewery and its founders, however, are far from being newbies to the business of craft beers. Joe, head brewer and the “creative force” behind their beers, has over a decade of homebrewing experience. He also attended Siebel Institute in Chicago. Meanwhile, the other founders own or co-own several bars and restaurants around Austin. The list includes MugShots, Pour House Pints & Pies, The Hideout Pub, Pour House Pub, Bender Bar & Grill, and Violet Crown Social Club. The brewery’s taproom opened about a year after the release of its first beer. Since then they’ve lined up about 10 beers including a coconut porter and a Kolsch. The taproom is open from Thursdays to Sundays.

(512) 465-2333

Oasis Texas Brewing Company

Craft Brewery in Austin - 15.67 mi

Brewing world-class Texas beers in Austin, Oasis Texas Brewing Company offers incredible beers, spectacular views, live music, and relaxed dining in their taproom above Lake Travis. They are serving casual “American fare & brewing session beer in-house.” Oasis Texas Brewing Company has state-of-the-art brewing facility that is poised to charm beer fans with artfully crafted beers both in cans and on draft. With an experienced team of brewers led by Austin’s own Spencer Tielkemeier, they are committed to serving “fresh, flavorful craft beers for savvy drinkers.” Since their opening in 2014, Oasis Texas Brewing Company have won “two medals at the Great American Beer Fest” for their year-round beers. Their beers can be found throughout Texas and are now available in Alabama and Florida. Oasis Texas Brewing Company has been included in our list of 10 Must-Try Craft Breweries in Austin (2020). Check out the link to read more!

(512) 284-9407

Uncultured Ales

Craft Brewery in Austin - 15.70 mi

Austin’s Uncultured Ales is a “very low production brewery” specializing in aged sour beers. Founder Cass Everitt is a self-taught homebrewer who happens to like sour beers. He specializes in what he calls “laissez-faire fermentation”. The process can take several months or even years, which accounts for his low production capacity for now. The brewery also doesn’t have a taproom just yet, but has managed to produce eight varieties. These include Fugarillo, a light golden dry hopped sour, and C-A55, a sour red ale. For distribution, he relies on Flood Independent Distribution. Meanwhile, fans of his beers can check Uncultured Ales’ Facebook page for information on where to find his beers.

Jester King Brewery

Craft Brewery in Austin - 17.02 mi

At Jester King Brewery, we collaborate closely with our local community to craft imaginative beers. Our meticulous process spans brewing, fermentation, barrel aging, and blending. We take pride in using well water, local ingredients like grains, hops, fruits, and vegetables, foraged plants, and native yeast and bacteria. Our extensive selection features bottled brews, stainless steel tank-fermented beers, oak barrel-aged creations, and 100% spontaneously fermented delights. Complementing our beers, we offer a delectable food menu featuring items like pretzel knots, charcuterie boards, pizzas, and more. Join us for a unique beer and dining experience in Texas. Jester King Brewery has been included in our list of 10 Must-Try Craft Breweries in Austin (2020). Check out the link to read more!

(512) 900-9079

Compadre Brewing

Craft Brewery in Round Rock - 17.12 mi

Officially opened in the summer of 2019, Compadre Brewing is owned and operated by the Galvan family in Pflugerville/Round Rock. It’s a dog-friendly and family friendly brewery that started with a “Make Your Own Beer Kit” Christmas gift for Roel, the brewery’s owner and brewer. Together with his father Roy, the two set out to discover the world of craft beers, which culminated in their opening Compadre Brewing. As fate would have it, the family took over a short-lived brewery that used to exist at their present location. The brewery soft-opened with their Cinco De Cele(brew)cion last May 5, and served about 32 different craft beers on tap, including their own creations. A few months into their opening, the reviews have been great:

“It is awesome. Friendly staff, good beers and plenty of options of other local beers”
“Solid selection of beers”
“They like to push flavor profiles and add depth to the beer (which is) a good thing”

(512) 992-0665

Last Stand Brewing Company

Craft Brewery in Austin - 17.68 mi

Founded in 2015, Last Stand Brewing Company is an award winning craft brewery that offer a "wide array of delicious beers" complimented by their food truck, brewers choice grill. This is a picturesque destination brewery in the Texas Hill Country with an inviting taproom that has a large beer garden. They specialized on bringing the "highest quality full flavored beers to the market." They particularly like playing with hops and yeast in the brewing process to produce truly unique flavors in our beers. Their motto is "big attention to small details" which results in a variety of high quality beers. Last Stand Brewing Company aim to be a place where friends and families can gather as they welcome you into their owners second home!

(512) 373-3629